VFT on 50 states created by 2nd grade class.

1. Where in the
World am I?

3. A Virtual Fieldtrip
• Created by: Mrs. Heckler’s 2nd grade class
• Content Standards:
• Students will use critical thinking skills to plan
and conduct research.
• Students will apply digital tools to gather,
evaluate, and use information.
• Students will use digital media and environments
to communicate and work collaboratively to
support individual learning and contribute to the
learning of others.

4. Erin Chambers
Where am I?

5. STATE ABBREVIATION: The state
abbreviation is CA.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is
Sacramento.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is
the Grizzly bear.
FUN FACT: Home of General Sherman,
a 3,500 year old tree, and a stand of
bristlecone and pines 4,000 year old are
the worldest oldest living things.

6. Drew Steinman
Where am I?

7. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is SC.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Columbia.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the Whitetail deer.
FUN FACT: Home of first tea farm
in the U.S. created in 1890 near
Summerville.

8. Allicen Hanlin
Where am I?

9. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
abbreviation is CO.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Denver.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the Rocky Mountain Big Horn sheep.
FUN FACT: Home of the world’s
largest silver nugget (1,840 pounds)
found in 1894 near Aspen.

10. Brandy Triplett
Where am I?

11. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is N.C.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Raleigh.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the Gray squirrel.
FUN FACT: Home of Virginia Dare,
the first English child born in America
on Roanoke Island in 1587.

12. Jaden Stanley
Where am I?

13. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
abbreviation is W.V.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Charleston.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the Black bear.
FUN FACT: Home of marbles. Most
of the glass marbles are around
Parkersburg.

14. Jordan Pololmski
Where am I?

15. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
abbreviation is M.D.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Annapolis.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the reptile Diamondback snake.
FUN FACT: Home of the first
umbrella factory in the U.S., 1928,
Baltimore.

16. Ryan Edmond
Where am I?

17. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is FL.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Tallahassee.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the panther.
FUN FACT: Home of the U.S.
Spacecraft launching from Cape
Canaveral.

18. Jakob Barrett
Where am I?

19. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is GA.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Atlanta.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the Right whale.
FUN FACT: The Girl Scouts founded
in Savannah by Juliette Gordan Lourin
in 1912.

20. Ariona Plumley
Where am I?

21. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is VA.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Richmond.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the American Foxhound.
FUN FACT: Home of the only full-
length statue of George Washington
which was placed in the capitol in
1796.

22. Hayden Smith-Bennett
Where am I?

23. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is KY.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Frankfort.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the gray squirrel.
FUN FACT: Home of the largest
underground cave in the world. 300
miles along the Mammoth-Flint Cave
System.

24. Nick Lawrence
Where am I?

25. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is TX.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Austin.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the armadillo.
FUN FACT: Home of NASA in
Houston. Headquarters for all piloted
U.S. Space Projects.

26. Jaydon Hallem
Where am I?

27. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is
FUN FACT:

28. Sean Uffman
Where am I?

29. STATE ABBREVIATION: The
state abbreviation is NY.
STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol
is Albany.
STATE ANIMAL: The state animal
is the beaver.
FUN FACT: Home of the first
presidential inauguration. George
Washington took the oath of office in
New York City on April 30th, 1789.

30. Extension Activities:
•Social Studies- Ex. I Love New York (heart) Students
declare their destination to U.S.A. and geography Match
states with appropriate heart by assessing states or
enrichment activity.
•Apps for I Pad- Stack the States, Shake the States,
Naming Capitols
•Math- Identify quarters from different states, read facts,
place quarters in a U.S. Map. Design your own state
quarter- What would you draw on it?
•Report on State- Oral presentation
•State Worksheets- Color, cut, and paste, facts,
symbols, of each state, write motto etc.

31. • Scavenger Hunt- Research states on the internet
• Reading: Read- A is for America An American
Alphabet by Devin Scillian Review short and long
vowels.
• Writing- Writing Friendly Letters to others in your
researched states. Using Penpalworld.com
• Spelling- Use www.spellingcity.com (state and
capitols)
• Art- Cut Outs of each child take photos of this
summer’s vacation and put on cut out for summer
assignment. Make a bulletin board with it.
• Songs: This Land is Your Land, Fifty Nifty States
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
• Animaniacs 50 States

32. Links:
www.coloringcastle.com
www.teachersguide.com
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A00770175.html
www.scholastic.com/teach/article/full
www.hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/...Region1020Tour
%202010.
www.enchantedlearning.com
Facts Links:
www.50states.com
www.oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm
www.googledrivingdirections.com
www.googlemaps.com
www.internet4classrooms.com
www.simplek12.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/...virtual-field-trip/1739005
www.techsteps.com
www.spellingcity.com